Pin guide



6. 6.1. TISCH.

PIN GUIDE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC-1, 1921.

Patented uly 4, 19

INVENTOR 650565 64. 7750/7 AUORA/EYS WITNESSES fizllww/q,

I T 0 allwhom it may concern 1; closed in 'Patent 'No.

IBe itknown that I, GEORGE 'LQTIsGI-r,

1a citizen-oftheiqUnited-states,and a resident ofwElizaloeth, in the county of Union and State of ;New Jersey, have invented a new and Improved Pin Guide, of which'the following is ajiull', clear, and exact'description. y

This invention; relates to guides for knitting machines and has ior'fan object to provide an improved-construction for guiding thread operating pins of the type disguidingstructnre for 'pinswhich will hold 'the returning j pins in substantially, a desirable position and will then re-assembl e orshift all ofthe pins toia given starting p in 1 I A still further 'objectjof the invention is to provide aguicling memberformed as a' deflectingplate arrangedjadjacent the-pins V V V to be guided so asjto receive the vpins rei a given starting point,

gardle'ss of their position and movethem to In the accompanying drawing? w Figure 2 is atop planview of thestru'cture shown in Figure 1.;-

' ,V- I a Figure 3 is aflsectional view through the;

guide iand certain asso'ciate'id' parts, the" same being takenon line 3 31ofiFigure' 1 Referring to; the accompanyin'g'drawing' f p k v comprising a plate .jhavinganinclined" flatfl Figure l is a side viewjof a pin gu'ide embodying the invention, the same being shown 30 in" connection with a' pin carrying chain.

by numerals, l indicate s alchain .used ,in knitting machines, as for instance, ofthe vftype disclosed in'Patent No, 457,265, said 7 chain carrying anumber of pins'2 wliich are preferably provided with heads-3 at I oneend. These 'pinsjjare designed to be brought opposite thread barsl l so that suitablefarms and cams (not'shown) may operate the pins-.2 for shifting the bars .4: to secure'the desireddesign duringthe lantting operation. In order that the pin s2 may be always moved back to astarting tion and'arrangement, the pins may be in substantially any'position and will strike the guide] 5 'at some point along the 1nswarms;

457,265, issued August '2 i 'E'GEOBGE L- dam/ um; ivnw niisni ilss divon ro'mrscn m' a J f- .YTO'QL, WORKS or EL ZAB H, N'EWJ EB EY; QB BA WN; N W,- BS

clined section 7 v thereofand. be gradually I shifted as the chain moves until the plDS engage the straightsection 6. This straight ,sectiongis utilized for holding the pins; in V proper position against accidental inove- Inent in one direction so. that theywillpass the 'thread'bars 4jas'the chain moves unless positively operated. Immediately after al i passing the, straight section 6, the pins are ix in position for being operated .to shift gthe, bars 4. The barsl are .usually shiftedidif 1.r

ferent distancesiand, consequently, the pins r are forced ,outv'v'ardly 'difierent-distances position to ,which' they havebeen moved sothat the deflecting section Twill cause a whereby they winurn substantially i i-'fthe q proper movement of the respective pins aref I gardlessflof' their position and eventually V move them to'fa starting point as shown i'f.'

at the leftin Figure 2. s h

The guide 5-is provided with or feet ;8 and 9 through which bolts are extensions passed so as to be secured to a slotted-bar 10, which I slottedbar accommodates thef shaft '11 on which the sprocket wheel .for chain l is mounted.j A supporting-bracket;- 12 is bolted lor otherwise secured :to the ar?- 10and toany'part of the knittingmachine Til-i ito pr'ovide a propersupport -fonthebar 101 and guide 5;? A- depending plate 13 is also! bolted or otherwiserigi'dlyisecured' tofthe r bar lO a'n'd acts {as a :ret'urnfguard to prefventfth'e pins iroin extending tooigreat 'ja v distance-onone sideof"thejchainlrl."v e 7 guiding section, and a straight:guiding secg tion 7. merging "therein, saidl plate being of such a length astoen'gage substantially half. of the pins oisaid knitting machine at one time.

shifting of said pins.

comprisin body having; a SBCtlOIISI POSiR 3. "Thejcolnbination with1,a mil- 2 I chine provided with a chain;havingipins ,1 of agui'de for shifting{said'plns, said, guide' -j;

tioned diagonally-in respect to said chain, I chine provided 'with agpiii har and a second section positionedparallel to "a numberofpins, of arturn guid said chain 'for preventing" accidental shiftfor said pins,- Mid a ssaafi d', giiide ing ofs'aid pinsfan d a foot zit'each endof pins -formedwiii th a} di giiiily 1g 5' said body; and means for rigidlysecuri ig sect'on, and a sectionf parallilffwithf-thej said feet to ajsupp ort g .f 9 -""chain. Y A. The combinationfwith a, knitting 11151} I id; in, 

